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U.S. PIRG delivered 160,000 petitions to the Department of Justice demanding that they do not allow JPMorgan to write off their expected $9 billion settlement for mortgage lending abuses on their taxes. If the bank is allowed to deduct the settlement, over $3 billion in costs could shift to taxpayers.

WASHINGTON – Thousands of American students are using the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) public Consumer Complaints Database to settle disputes about private student loans, according to a new report from the U.S. PIRG Education Fund.

Sallie Mae, the student lending giant, generated the most private student loan complaints nationally, and ranked first or tied for first in every single state. Student loan borrowers in the U.S. carry $24,803 on average in total student loan debt.

With the health insurance exchanges open, U.S. PIRG Education Fund has launched an education campaign reaching out to students with facts about the changes, and tips to help them find the right coverage.